Albert Wehrhahn

Wehrhahn as a member of the Magistrate of Hanover around 1910

Albert Wehrhahn (born September 11, 1848 in Hessisch Oldendorf ; † April 1, 1942 in Hanover ) was a German educator and school administrator who was one of the pioneers of the special education system . Together with Heinrich Kielhorn he was at the head of the "Association of German Aid Schools" founded in Hanover in 1898 .

Life

Christoph Karl Albert Wehrhahn was the son of the municipal tax collector of Hessisch Oldendorf, at that time the Schaumburg district in the Electorate of Hesse . He attended high schools in Rinteln and Bad Hersfeld , where he graduated from high school in 1870. He completed his studies in theology and the modern languages in Marburg and Leipzig in 1873 with a theological examination.

After traveling through England, Belgium, the Netherlands, France and Switzerland, he turned his interest to teaching. In 1875 he received his doctorate at the University of Rostock with the thesis "Hessisch Oldendorf and his battlefields". In the same year he was employed at the higher citizen school in Hanover, first as an assistant teacher, then in 1878 as a "full" teacher after he had acquired the teaching qualifications for French, English, geography and history in Göttingen . He married Marie Eugenie Karoline Eysell, the daughter of the Hanover high school director Georg Friedrich Eysell. In 1890 Wehrhahn became city school inspector , in 1894 city school councilor with official supervision of the primary schools in Hanover and in 1910 a member of the magistrate.

Act

Wehrhahn modernized the elementary schools by z. B. abolished the separation of girls and boys in school yards, encouraged the construction of gyms and school gardens and enforced the appointment of school doctors, the introduction of swimming lessons, holiday camps and lunches for needy children. In 1898, teachers and school inspectors in Hanover founded the Association of Aid Schools in Germany in order to design and distribute the existing auxiliary facilities as special schools according to the auxiliary school concept developed by Heinrich Kielhorn in Braunschweig . Albert Wehrhahn was elected first chairman, Heinrich Kielhorn his deputy. The association published the magazine Die Kinder Fehler, which was later renamed Die Hilfsschule and after the " Gleichschaltung " in 1934 in the magazine Die deutsche Sonderschule . Wehrhahn remained chairman until 1924, then honorary chairman.

In the Schaumburg region , Wehrhahn was also valued as a local researcher, especially because of the local historical writing "Hessisch Oldendorf and his battlefields". When the " Battle of Hessisch Oldendorf " celebrated its 250th anniversary in 1883, Wehrhahn supported the local festival committee, which, under the leadership of his brothers Carl and Louis, undertook to erect a memorial to commemorate the battle of the Thirty Years' War and a memorial lasting several days To organize celebration. He wrote a commemorative publication, the sale of which could almost entirely finance the monument.

Honors

On the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the Battle of Hessisch Oldendorf, the 84-year-old received the honorary citizenship of his hometown in 1933.
A special school (now closed) in Hanover, Wörthstrasse 10-13, was called the "Albert Wehrhahn School".
Also in Hanover, the street "Wehrhahnhof" was dedicated to the former city school council and this name was placed on the "List of street names to be retained".

Publications (selection)

The elementary school system in England, with special consideration of its legal basis. with an appendix: The Belgian Elementary School Act. Brandes, Hanover 1876
Hessisch Oldendorf and its battlefields. In: Journal of the Association for Hessian History and Regional Studies. New episode, sixth volume. Commissionsverlag August Freyschmidt, Kassel 1877, pp. 139–200. Digitized
The primary school system of the royal capital and residence city of Hanover. Publishing house of the City School Inspection, Hanover 1903
German auxiliary schools in words and pictures. C. Marhold, Halle / Saale 1913
Out of my life. C. Marhold, Halle / Saale 1929

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Hannoversche Geschichtsblätter, New Series 35. Hahnsche Buchhandlung, Hanover 1981, p. 117. Here also the rare indication of the date of death and the like. -place.
↑ Albert Wehrhahn's personnel sheet in the personnel file of the BIL reviewer in the archive database of the Library for Research on Educational History (BBF)
↑ Th. Korff: Dr. Albert Wehrhahn on his 90th birthday. In: Heimatblätter. Supplement to the Schaumburger Zeitung. Contributions to the promotion of local history and love of home. No. 31, Rinteln 1938. There is also a photo of the aged AW, which is not released by C. Bösendahl GmbH & Co. KG .
↑ ^a ^b Dagmar Hänsel: Special school teacher training in National Socialism. Klinkhardt, Bad Heilbrunn 2014. ISBN 978-3-7815-1990-9 , pp. 19-20.
↑ An old foam burger. City School Board Dr. Wehrhahn. In: Heimatblätter. Supplement to the Schaumburger Zeitung. Contributions to the promotion of local history and love of home. No. 25, Rinteln 1929
↑ ^a ^b Stefan Brüdermann: Albert Wehrhahn. In: Hendrik Weingarten (ed.): Schaumburger Profiles. A historical-biographical handbook. Part 2. Publishing house for regional history, Gütersloh 2016. ISBN 978-3-7395-1073-6 . Pp. 276-287.
^ Dagmar Hänsel / Hans Joachim Schwager: The special school as a school for the poor. Verlag Peter Lang, Bern 2004. ISBN 3-03910-242-7 , pp. 174, 177, 221, 243–244, 246, 251, 260, 263, 267, 280, 285, 288, 307, 311, 316– 318, 320, 323-324, 329.
↑ ^a ^b The commemorations in 1883 and 1933 for the battle of Hessisch Oldendorf 1633 retrospectives Hessisch Oldendorf. Addenda to the city and regional history. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
↑ ZB: Martin_Struck6 ( Memento from January 11, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Albert-Wehrhahn-Schule-S-5JK4-S ( Memento from January 11, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Meine-ehmalige-schule-alber-wehrhahn-schule-now - Located ( January 11, 2016 memento in the Internet Archive ) Retrieved January 15, 2016.
↑ List of street names to be retained ( Memento from January 11, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Website of the region and the state capital of Hanover. Retrieved January 15, 2016.

personal data
SURNAME	Wehrhahn, Albert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German pedagogue, pioneer of auxiliary and special schools
DATE OF BIRTH	September 11, 1848
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hessian Oldendorf
DATE OF DEATH	April 1, 1942
Place of death	Hanover

[Geschichtsblätter-1] Hannoversche Geschichtsblätter, New Series 35. Hahnsche Buchhandlung, Hanover 1981, p. 117. Here also the rare indication of the date of death and the like. -place.

[2] Albert Wehrhahn's personnel sheet in the personnel file of the BIL reviewer in the archive database of the Library for Research on Educational History (BBF)

[3] Th. Korff: Dr. Albert Wehrhahn on his 90th birthday. In: Heimatblätter. Supplement to the Schaumburger Zeitung. Contributions to the promotion of local history and love of home. No. 31, Rinteln 1938. There is also a photo of the aged AW, which is not released by C. Bösendahl GmbH & Co. KG .

[Hänsel_2014-4] Dagmar Hänsel: Special school teacher training in National Socialism. Klinkhardt, Bad Heilbrunn 2014. ISBN 978-3-7815-1990-9 , pp. 19-20.

[5] An old foam burger. City School Board Dr. Wehrhahn. In: Heimatblätter. Supplement to the Schaumburger Zeitung. Contributions to the promotion of local history and love of home. No. 25, Rinteln 1929

[sbprofile-6] Stefan Brüdermann: Albert Wehrhahn. In: Hendrik Weingarten (ed.): Schaumburger Profiles. A historical-biographical handbook. Part 2. Publishing house for regional history, Gütersloh 2016. ISBN 978-3-7395-1073-6 . Pp. 276-287.

[7] Dagmar Hänsel / Hans Joachim Schwager: The special school as a school for the poor. Verlag Peter Lang, Bern 2004. ISBN 3-03910-242-7 , pp. 174, 177, 221, 243–244, 246, 251, 260, 263, 267, 280, 285, 288, 307, 311, 316– 318, 320, 323-324, 329.

[webseite_1833-8] The commemorations in 1883 and 1933 for the battle of Hessisch Oldendorf 1633 retrospectives Hessisch Oldendorf. Addenda to the city and regional history. Retrieved January 15, 2016.

[9] ZB: Martin_Struck6 ( Memento from January 11, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Albert-Wehrhahn-Schule-S-5JK4-S ( Memento from January 11, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Meine-ehmalige-schule-alber-wehrhahn-schule-now - Located ( January 11, 2016 memento in the Internet Archive ) Retrieved January 15, 2016.

[10] List of street names to be retained ( Memento from January 11, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Website of the region and the state capital of Hanover. Retrieved January 15, 2016.